]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-mr-bad-guy/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesZanzibar Relies on Freddie Mercury Tourism, While Condemning His Lifestylehttp://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-zanzibar-tourism/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-zanzibar-tourism/#commentsThu, 07 Aug 2014 20:20:53 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=197198Continue reading…]]>Zanzibar has built a cottage industry out of the late Freddie Mercury, in direct contrast to its stance against homosexuality.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/watch-sebastian-bach-be-transformed-into-queens-freddie-mercury/feed/0Brian May Looks Back on Freddie Mercury's Final Days: 'He Was Completely Focused'http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-last-days/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-last-days/#commentsThu, 10 Apr 2014 18:19:21 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=180032Continue reading…]]>Brian May remembers what those final recording sessions with Freddie Mercury were like.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-director/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesQueen's Brian May Looked to Freddie Mercury For Inspiration During Health Scarehttp://929jackfm.com/brian-may-freddie-mercury-inspiration/
http://929jackfm.com/brian-may-freddie-mercury-inspiration/#commentsWed, 19 Feb 2014 20:37:54 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=173021Continue reading…]]>Brian May says he's often thought of the way Freddie Mercury handled his final illness when dealing with the aftermath of the Queen guitarist's own health scare. Mercury died in 1991 from complications relating to the AIDS virus.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/brian-may-freddie-mercury-inspiration/feed/0Ethan Miller, Getty ImagesDuets Between Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson Might Get Releasedhttp://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-duet/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-duet/#commentsSun, 01 Dec 2013 18:01:12 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=162133Continue reading…]]>In 1983, Freddie Mercury recorded some tracks with Michael Jackson that have remained in Queen's vault. Now, drummer Roger Taylor tells us that he and Brian May have completed them, and the songs will see the light of day, pending approval from Jackson's estate.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-duet/feed/0Hulton Archives / George Rose, Getty ImagesNew Museum to Let Visitors to Jam With Freddie Mercury via Hologramhttp://929jackfm.com/new-museum-freddie-mercury-hologram/
http://929jackfm.com/new-museum-freddie-mercury-hologram/#commentsTue, 19 Nov 2013 16:14:54 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=156289Continue reading…]]>At some point, everybody has expressed a desire to go back in time and rock out with their favorite musicians. Now, a new museum is on the way to making that dream a reality, at least in one sense of the word.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/new-museum-freddie-mercury-hologram/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesCould Daniel Radcliffe Save the Freddie Mercury Biopic? [UPDATE]http://929jackfm.com/daniel-radcliffe-freddie-mercury-biopic/
http://929jackfm.com/daniel-radcliffe-freddie-mercury-biopic/#commentsFri, 18 Oct 2013 15:41:57 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=140962Continue reading…]]>Following Sacha Baron Cohen's departure from the lead role in the Freddie Mercury biopic, the film's writer Peter Morgan was unconvinced the project would ever happen, but perhaps it can survive after all with a bit of magic. According to a report, Daniel Radcliffe is the next in line for the gig.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/daniel-radcliffe-freddie-mercury-biopic/feed/0Getty ImagesFreddie Mercury Biopic Bites the Dusthttp://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-update/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-update/#commentsThu, 19 Sep 2013 19:12:22 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=149764Continue reading…]]>That much-hyped Freddie Mercury biopic may be over before it's even begun. Now that actor Sacha Baron Cohen has bailed on the project, the film's screenwriter hears its death knell.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-update/feed/0Stefania D'Alessandro / Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesFreddie Mercury Biopic Likely Dead, Thanks to Sacha Baron Cohenhttp://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-dead/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-dead/#commentsWed, 18 Sep 2013 14:25:11 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=136346Continue reading…]]>The Freddie Mercury biopic is one of those recent projects trapped in development hell. Though funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen of 'Borat' fame was attached to the lead role for some time, he has since dropped out, leaving the project to its likely demise, according to the film's writer.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic-dead/feed/0Getty ImagesFreddie Mercury Tribute Concert Video Gets Release Datehttp://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-release-date/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-release-date/#commentsSun, 25 Aug 2013 17:57:36 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=147128Continue reading…]]>Back in June it was announced that the tribute concert held in 1992 in memory of Freddie Mercury would soon be released on DVD and Blu-ray in a remastered and expanded package. Now it has been revealed that ‘The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: The Definitive Edition’ will be available on Sept. 3, two days before what would have been the Queen frontman's 67th birthday.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-release-date/feed/0Michael Purtland, Getty ImagesFreddie Mercury and Michael Jackson Demos Almost Ready for Releasehttp://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-demos/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-demos/#commentsFri, 02 Aug 2013 13:34:43 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=143750Continue reading…]]>Three decades after they were originally recorded, songs that Michael Jackson wrote and demoed with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury are finally close to seeing the light of day.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-michael-jackson-demos/feed/0Hulton Archive / Getty ImagesWho Will Star in the Freddie Mercury Biopic?http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-biopic/#commentsThu, 01 Aug 2013 15:16:08 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=143307Continue reading…]]>With Sacha Baron Cohen out of the running to portray Freddie Mercury in a movie about the Queen vocalist's life and career, it's time to start trying to figure out who will replace him.

]]>http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-gorilla-statue/feed/0FacebookFreddie Mercury Tribute Concert Blu-Ray to Include Previously Unavailable Performanceshttp://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-blu-ray/
http://929jackfm.com/freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-blu-ray/#commentsTue, 25 Jun 2013 18:29:31 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=138889Continue reading…]]>In 1992 the surviving members of Queen invited friends and fellow musicians to pay tribute to the late Freddie Mercury. The concert included performances from over a dozen top rock and pop artists of the day, from David Bowie to Guns N' Roses to Metallica and Def Leppard. Later this summer 34 different performances from that night will be available on 'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: The Definitive Edition' DVD and Blu-Ray.